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![]() | Frank started working in the abalone industry with Bill Pierce when he was a young man. This was in the late 1930's and in the 1940's he started his own business. He started with one boat, the HORNET, and soon had five additional boats in his fleet. He built California's biggest abalone harvesting business.
Many articles appeared in the Los Angeles Times about Frank and his crew. We will reproduce one on another page. |
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One of Frank's boats is ready to off-load abalone....Joe Gianinni photo |
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Frank Brebes and Charley Pierce did most of the diving, but John and Henry Brebes did some also. Other divers of note were Tudor Pierce, Noah Williams, Karl Pierce and Glen Bickford. Glen Bickford also dove for the Department of Fish and Game. Some of Frank's colorful local crew were Al Bozo Silva, TBone Fanning, Chuck Fanning and Earl McCutcheon. Frank's processing plant was moved to the present location of Giovanni's Fish Market (formerly Alden's) and Frank added a gift shop and a restaurant in the 1960's.
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See the Times news photo(Frank Brebes and Charlie Pierce)